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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
adored
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
announcing
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From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
apartments
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
assiduous
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
attentions
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
Austrian
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
banker
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
bed
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
best
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
Carlo
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
cast
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
cause
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From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
chaperon
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
chosen
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
companion
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
compromise
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
employed
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
feelings
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From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
fortnight
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
French
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
gentlewoman
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
gone
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
Hotel
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
Hugh
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From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
Irene
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From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
letter
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From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
loathed
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
London
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
maid
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
marriage
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From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
Minna
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
Monte
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
more
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From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
most
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
Métropole
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
necessitous
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
Nice
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
occupying
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
off
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
past
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
rage
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From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
regarded
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From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
rushed
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
shocked
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
shrewd
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
social
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From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
stormed
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
suite
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From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
then
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
thrown
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From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
usual
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From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
vindictiveness
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From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His letter announcing his marriage with Irene had thrown her into a violent rage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
wept
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From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Minna had rushed to London, which she loathed, from Nice, which she adored, and was occupying a suite of apartments in the Hotel Métropole.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had stormed at her French maid, cast herself on her bed and wept, and then gone off to Monte Carlo, where she did her best to compromise herself with an Austrian banker who had been, for the past fortnight, most assiduous in his attentions.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The necessitous gentlewoman whom, for shrewd social reasons, Minna employed as her chaperon and companion had chosen to be shocked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the cause of her journey was Hugh; wherefore she regarded him with feelings of more than usual vindictiveness.
